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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 20, 1911.

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' Be it known that l, HANS Burman, loi the city of Builalo, county otErie, and State et carrying element so mounted that either end thereof'may project into or from the body, one end of the Wick carryingelementhbearing an element of the igniting device, which cooperates withanother igniting element supported upon the body, as hereinafter setforth.

Further objects and advantages of the i117 vention Will be set forth inthe detailed description which new follows.

ln the accompanying drawing Figure l vis a perspective view of a bodymember or receptacle hereinafter described. Fig. 2 1s a like view-frenithe rear side of said re'- ceptale. Fig. 3 shows in perspective theelements oi the Wick carrying member, and Fig. "4 is an assembled Viewof the wick carrying member. Fig. 5 is a cross section of thereceptacle. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view of the wick` tube andassembled parts, partly infcross section and partly in elevation.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures ot thedrawing.

Referring to the drawing l designates a cap enternally threaded to adeptit to be screwed into a sleeve 2, see Figs. 3 and 4. The sleeve 2 isinternally threaded at 3 and is spanned by a web? having an internallythreaded opening 8 formed therethrough. Av wick tube l0 has externallythreaded portions 9 and 1l either .of which' may engage with the threads,of opening 8. Une end of the wichJ tube is split to form re silientgripping members. j 13 of asbestos or the like, fills the Wick tube. Asteel plug having a roughened or tile like end is embedded in theasbestos at the split end of the Wick tube and is retained in positionby the gripping members l2. A screen 15 overlies and partially inclosesthe plug carrying end, said screen aiding in keeping the plug in place.JAluminum nitrid strips pecilcation oi letters atent. spontanenlxel'foecemter te', reti. serien ne. @here A Wick lling internal screwthreads', a tube provided A,z

iiateatae aan. e, leidt? 16" and il are secured to one of the'- faces ofa receptacle 18. rlhis receptacle vservesto receive alcolici or a likeigniigible luidand said receptacle is provided with a neck ex- 5otension 2O externally threaded for theren ception of the' threads 3 ofsleeve 2. A hinged supporting plate Il isv mounted. upon the rear sideof the receptacle and is provided with an inturned toothed Iflange 6, 55which, when late d is swung upwardly, pron jects outwar ly and servesas' ,supporting means for the receptacle.

When the device is 'not in use, the wick elements are assembled in therelationfshown 7o iii-Figs. 3 and 4 and thegthreadsat the lower end ofsleeve 2 engage-Withthe neck extension 2O of the receptacle i8.; )Atthis p. time the screen andA thelotver fend. of theyyvck tube projectinto the alcohol .andi arsys thoroughly impregnated therewith. ..vf;the] f wick tube be then Withdrawn andthe ritagli` enedv end 'of plug 14be passed with pressure over the aluminum nitrid strips 16 endif? asparking is reduced which resultsl` in se igrnting the wiearoundandthrough cieen' 15. This wick or torch may then be used toignite any other combustible or fuse' or the device may be convertedinto a' lamp by engaging threads ll lwith threads of opense.,

.ing 8 and reversing .thewick tube so that the end thereof carryin servethe purposes for which.' they are intended, -it is to be understood thatthe int vention is not limited"to the precise con- 10o .struction setforth buty includes lWitliinvits purview .such changes 'as may be madewith# in the sod e of the appended claim.; Havin describ d my invention,'what claim iszi A lamp comprising a-receptacle, analmninum-nitrid strip'on Vthe Wall ofsaid receptacle, a sleeve secured to the mouth of' thereceptacle and having a web formed with ith .1 'it "lot spacedexternally threaded portions, ,e said threaded portions being adapted-State of New York, the 22nd day of N0- vember, 1911, in the presence oftwo Wit- 10 messes.

gage-the internally threaded Wehe Wick carried by each end of the tube,.and an igniting element secured to each end of thetube, the tubebeing,` securable i'n said web 4 so that either end thereof will projectdownwardly into the receptacle to receive irivWitnesses: flammableliquid contained therein. BEN B. PANNELD, Signed at Buffalo, in thecounty of Erie, l H. I'IARRINGER.

HANS BUTTNER.

